Do Africans Call Each Other Niggas or Any Name Derived from a Racial Pejorative?

[Kushington]

Americanized africans say nigga

 

[Amotekun]

I know a bunch of Somali's who use nigga.

my nigerian nd senegalese niggas who got young girls swallowin condoms full of heroin say nigga all the time.

Word?

Do they use that talk just over here in America or is it common place in their respective countries as well?

 

[StillFaggyAF]

I know a bunch of Somali's who use nigga.

my nigerian nd senegalese niggas who got young girls swallowin condoms full of heroin say nigga all the time.

Word?

Do they use that talk just over here in America or is it common place in their respective countries as well?

no its not, the only ppl who use are the ones who try to emulate American black culture or have emigrated

 

[Amotekun]

Yeah a lot of African peeps call each other 'nigga' primarily because the African American subculture is so influential but I'm not sure if any Africans call each other an equivalent to the pejorative in their native language.

So basically, however we move, eventually they'll turn in that direction too?

That's an interesting factor, that such a relatively small population of people can influence a much larger population.

 

[Amotekun]

I know a bunch of Somali's who use nigga.

my nigerian nd senegalese niggas who got young girls swallowin condoms full of heroin say nigga all the time.

Word?

Do they use that talk just over here in America or is it common place in their respective countries as well?

no its not, the only ppl who use are the ones who try to emulate American black culture or have emigrated

@Black Jerry

Are you Somalian, or from another African country?

 

[StillFaggyAF]

I know a bunch of Somali's who use nigga.

my nigerian nd senegalese niggas who got young girls swallowin condoms full of heroin say nigga all the time.

Word?

Do they use that talk just over here in America or is it common place in their respective countries as well?

no its not, the only ppl who use are the ones who try to emulate American black culture or have emigrated

@Black Jerry

Are you Somalian, or from another African country?

Jamaican, Haitian and Aruban. In Haiti, some ppl say "neg" which has racial implications but not like "nigga"

 

[High Revolutionary]

Yeah a lot of African peeps call each other 'nigga' primarily because the African American subculture is so influential but I'm not sure if any Africans call each other an equivalent to the pejorative in their native language.

So basically, however we move, eventually they'll turn in that direction too?

That's an interesting factor, that such a relatively small population of people can influence a much larger population.

Yup. I know you saw the brotha from London on here trying to convince the IC how 'hood' the UK was.

Umar Johnson, in one of his lectures, was talking about how African Americans have to be mindful of their actions because they have the rest of the black world following their trends.

 

[Kushington]

So africans commit genocide, use child soldiers and cut off womens clits, but the n word should be off limits?

 

[Amotekun]

@kushington

is genocide, child soldiers and female circumcision part of every african countries' custom

 

[TheBadOne]

I saw a nollywood movie where they said nigga.

 

[StillFaggyAF]

So africans commit genocide, use child soldiers and cut off womens clits, but the n word should be off limits?

wtf are u talking about

 

[High Revolutionary]

So africans commit genocide, use child soldiers and cut off womens clits, but the n word should be off limits?

Africans commit those crimes for much of the same reason African Americans commit the crimes they do here in the states. Anyway I wasn't saying the n-word should be off limits for Africans. I don't care for the word and don't really use it but I'm not going to act like abolishing it is going to suddenly make all of black peoples problems go away.

 

[Kushington]

So africans commit genocide, use child soldiers and cut off womens clits, but the n word should be off limits?

wtf are u talking about

The assumption that an african has a higher standard of morality based on not using the n word. That was obviously implied in my post, but i guess you needed an explanation.

 

[Amotekun]

Um, I was in abroad in Botswana for 4 months and nigga is a common term used there by people in my age group. Globalization and African American influence is abundant in the slang, music, and clothing. Our culture in the United States is exported around the globe, so what did you think the answer was?

I didn't know what the answer was which is why I asked the question. I didn't want to presume anything either way. I knew that American Blacks are the richest group of Africans on the planet so it goes without question that our culture would have some impact in the motherland. Just how much I was uncertain.

 

[d.green]

True story: I visited Kenya and a dude called me a nigga. He basically said something like "yo nigga" but i could tell he wasnt trying to be rude or anything. He thought i was going to laugh and all but i used it as a teaching moment

These dudes thought they were cool. This was like 2006. They had nicknames like Tony Yayo, Dennis the Menace and stuff like that. some of them definitely listen to and are influenced by mainstream rappers.

 

[Amotekun]

True story: I visited Kenya and a dude called me a nigga. He basically said something like "yo nigga" but i could tell he wasnt trying to be rude or anything. He thought i was going to laugh and all but i used it as a teaching moment

These dudes thought they were cool. This was like 2006.

They had nicknames like Tony Yayo, Dennis the Menace and stuff like that.

congrats dun. How did the bredren receive what you had to say?

 

[d.green]

True story: I visited Kenya and a dude called me a nigga. He basically said something like "yo nigga" but i could tell he wasnt trying to be rude or anything. He thought i was going to laugh and all but i used it as a teaching moment

These dudes thought they were cool. This was like 2006.

They had nicknames like Tony Yayo, Dennis the Menace and stuff like that.

congrats dun. How did the bredren receive what you had to say?

He received it well. I think at first he was shocked that i had a problem with it.

It was kind of sad to travel to Africa and be called a nigga but he was the only one i heard it from.

 

[Amotekun]

Yeah a lot of African peeps call each other 'nigga' primarily because the African American subculture is so influential but I'm not sure if any Africans call each other an equivalent to the pejorative in their native language.

So basically, however we move, eventually they'll turn in that direction too?

That's an interesting factor, that such a relatively small population of people can influence a much larger population.

Yup. I know you saw the brotha from London on here trying to convince the IC how 'hood' the UK was.

Umar Johnson, in one of his lectures, was talking about how African Americans have to be mindful of their actions because they have the rest of the black world following their trends.

Yeah a lot of African peeps call each other 'nigga' primarily because the African American subculture is so influential but I'm not sure if any Africans call each other an equivalent to the pejorative in their native language.

So basically, however we move, eventually they'll turn in that direction too?

That's an interesting factor, that such a relatively small population of people can influence a much larger population.

Yup. I know you saw the brotha from London on here trying to convince the IC how 'hood' the UK was.

Umar Johnson, in one of his lectures, was talking about how African Americans have to be mindful of their actions because they have the rest of the black world following their trends.

This is true. I don't have a problem if Africans use the word, tho.

Yeah a lot of African peeps call each other 'nigga' primarily because the African American subculture is so influential but I'm not sure if any Africans call each other an equivalent to the pejorative in their native language.

So basically, however we move, eventually they'll turn in that direction too?

That's an interesting factor, that such a relatively small population of people can influence a much larger population.

Yup. I know you saw the brotha from London on here trying to convince the IC how 'hood' the UK was.

Umar Johnson, in one of his lectures, was talking about how African Americans have to be mindful of their actions because they have the rest of the black world following their trends.

Yeah a lot of African peeps call each other 'nigga' primarily because the African American subculture is so influential but I'm not sure if any Africans call each other an equivalent to the pejorative in their native language.

So basically, however we move, eventually they'll turn in that direction too?

That's an interesting factor, that such a relatively small population of people can influence a much larger population.

Yup. I know you saw the brotha from London on here trying to convince the IC how 'hood' the UK was.

Umar Johnson, in one of his lectures, was talking about how African Americans have to be mindful of their actions because they have the rest of the black world following their trends.

This is true. I don't have a problem if Africans use the word, tho.

I have a problem with it though. I firmly believe words have power, and if a man accepts a label he will take on the characteristics of that label.

Although I know most duns say they use nigga like it aint no thang it's just a word, you can use it on anybody for any occasion. True enough, you can call a white boy a nigga or a asian dun a nigga, but I don't think it has an effect until they accept that identity.

Watch dudes of any race that accept that label nigga and watch their behavior, their mannerisms, they wildin out all the time over goofy shit too, especially these youngins.

NIgga is a label a title just like every other word, and just like every title it carries certain expectations of behaviors

King

Lord

Boss

Don

Queen

Capo

Fool

Nigga

List goes on, but I think the point is clear. Each title has an expected manner of behavior. You expect a King to act like a King, a Boss to act like a Boss so on and so forth. What is a nigga supposed to act like?

 

[Amotekun]

True story: I visited Kenya and a dude called me a nigga. He basically said something like "yo nigga" but i could tell he wasnt trying to be rude or anything. He thought i was going to laugh and all but i used it as a teaching moment

These dudes thought they were cool. This was like 2006.

They had nicknames like Tony Yayo, Dennis the Menace and stuff like that.

congrats dun. How did the bredren receive what you had to say?

He received it well. I think at first he was shocked that i had a problem with it.

It was kind of sad to travel to Africa and be called a nigga but he was the only one i heard it from.

I remember that Richard Pryor stand up after he came back from Africa. He talked about his experience there and how all these Africans and not one nigga, he swore off saying or using it in his material. I'm not sure if he stuck to that vow but that was the first time I heard that perspective on the word.

 

[Kushington]

Yeah a lot of African peeps call each other 'nigga' primarily because the African American subculture is so influential but I'm not sure if any Africans call each other an equivalent to the pejorative in their native language.

So basically, however we move, eventually they'll turn in that direction too?

That's an interesting factor, that such a relatively small population of people can influence a much larger population.

Yup. I know you saw the brotha from London on here trying to convince the IC how 'hood' the UK was.

Umar Johnson, in one of his lectures, was talking about how African Americans have to be mindful of their actions because they have the rest of the black world following their trends.

Yeah a lot of African peeps call each other 'nigga' primarily because the African American subculture is so influential but I'm not sure if any Africans call each other an equivalent to the pejorative in their native language.

So basically, however we move, eventually they'll turn in that direction too?

That's an interesting factor, that such a relatively small population of people can influence a much larger population.

Yup. I know you saw the brotha from London on here trying to convince the IC how 'hood' the UK was.

Umar Johnson, in one of his lectures, was talking about how African Americans have to be mindful of their actions because they have the rest of the black world following their trends.

This is true. I don't have a problem if Africans use the word, tho.

Yeah a lot of African peeps call each other 'nigga' primarily because the African American subculture is so influential but I'm not sure if any Africans call each other an equivalent to the pejorative in their native language.

So basically, however we move, eventually they'll turn in that direction too?

That's an interesting factor, that such a relatively small population of people can influence a much larger population.

Yup. I know you saw the brotha from London on here trying to convince the IC how 'hood' the UK was.

Umar Johnson, in one of his lectures, was talking about how African Americans have to be mindful of their actions because they have the rest of the black world following their trends.

Yeah a lot of African peeps call each other 'nigga' primarily because the African American subculture is so influential but I'm not sure if any Africans call each other an equivalent to the pejorative in their native language.

So basically, however we move, eventually they'll turn in that direction too?

That's an interesting factor, that such a relatively small population of people can influence a much larger population.

Yup. I know you saw the brotha from London on here trying to convince the IC how 'hood' the UK was.

Umar Johnson, in one of his lectures, was talking about how African Americans have to be mindful of their actions because they have the rest of the black world following their trends.

This is true. I don't have a problem if Africans use the word, tho.

I have a problem with it though. I firmly believe words have power, and if a man accepts a label he will take on the characteristics of that label.

Although I know most duns say they use nigga like it aint no thang it's just a word, you can use it on anybody for any occasion. True enough, you can call a white boy a nigga or a asian dun a nigga, but I don't think it has an effect until they accept that identity.

Watch dudes of any race that accept that label nigga and watch their behavior, their mannerisms, they wildin out all the time over goofy shit too, especially these youngins.

NIgga is a label a title just like every other word, and just like every title it carries certain expectations of behaviors

King

Lord

Boss

Don

Queen

Capo

Fool

Nigga

List goes on, but I think the point is clear. Each title has an expected manner of behavior. You expect a King to act like a King, a Boss to act like a Boss so on and so forth. What is a nigga supposed to act like?

Still don't care if Black people use it amongst themselves. Oppressed people have the right to use words that have used as a weapon against them and transform its meaning for their group. Besides, I care less about what we call ourselves than how we act. Not every dude that walks around with a kufi and calls dudes King is practicing what he preaches. Not every dude who says nigga is lost. It ain't in black and white.

The meaning has not transformed. Its the same exact word.